Chapter 422 Su Baiyi

Both "Better Days" and "Silent Truth" were filmed in the magical three-dimensional city - Shancheng ChongQ.

This is a city that is very suitable for filming realistic themes, with all kinds of narrow alleys and rich life atmosphere.

So Su Zhe can start filming at the same time.

Compared with "Better Days", he is more attentive to "Silent Truth".

Although this is a TV series, Su Zhe feels that the male lead Jiang Yang has higher requirements for acting than Xiaobei.

Besides, there is no Gong Man here. As the male lead, he must show his best performance to support the whole play.

And Jiang Yang's performance is very difficult.

For laymen, it is always felt that actors who play crazy characters such as lunatics, murderers, perverts, clowns, etc., can be considered as explosive acting skills.

In fact, these special characters are too far away from ordinary people, and we cannot accurately distinguish their characteristics.

The most challenging acting skills are the ordinary people we can see around us, who encounter special events.

Because they are ordinary people, we are very familiar with them, and we will immediately notice if the details are wrong. However, encountering special events means that we cannot blindly imitate reality.

For example, the heroine Chen Nian in "Better Days" is an ordinary high school student, but she encountered bullying, was protected by Xiao Bei, accidentally killed someone, and was blamed. These are all special events.

Another example is the hero Jiang Yang in "The Silent Truth", an ordinary grassroots legal worker, but he spent his life defending justice and challenging darkness.

Su Zhe felt his scalp tingling when looking at the sorted out character biographies-

Jiang Yang's life experience is too much of a challenge to his acting skills.

Fortunately, Bai Yu did a great job in the original work, so he can use it as a reference.

But the specific details still need him to study a little bit.

"Chen Yongren, Xiao Bei, Jiang Yang... Playing three difficult roles in a row, my brain is about to explode."

Among them, only Xiao Bei's difficulty is lower, and he just has to look bitter throughout the whole process.

Su Zhe shook his head, concentrated on studying the characters, and filmed without distraction.

During this period, "The Deer and the Cauldron" was released and once again dominated the charts.

To be honest, Su Zhe was not particularly satisfied with the acting of the male protagonist Wei Xiaobao, but at least it was much better than the disastrous performance of a certain Liu Xing.

It's not satisfactory... Su Zhe didn't use the wrong idiom.

And his seven wives are obviously not as good as Huang Rong, Xiaolongnu, Zhao Min and other characters, nor as good as Duan Zhengchun's daughters.

Perhaps the most memorable one is Princess Jianning.

So "The Deer and the Cauldron" is not as popular as the previous Su's martial arts dramas in terms of making actresses popular.

This made Su Zhe alert:

"I can't keep shooting martial arts dramas. Fortunately, this year is all realistic themes."

But due to inertia, the performance of "The Deer and the Cauldron" is still outstanding, and the male and female protagonists are also popular.

This makes websites such as Youku chase Su Zhe more frantically.

Before, Su Zhe launched the project "Wulin Wai Zhuan", asking for 20 million per episode, and the total price is as high as 1.62 billion (81 episodes)!

After the hot sale of "Tianlong Babu", Youku agreed to this price in principle and started negotiations.

But before signing the contract, Su Zhe was involved in the "fraudulent donation" incident, which made Youku retreat, fearing that Su Zhe's house would collapse and cause them to lose all their money.

The contract was shelved until Su Zhe cleared his black spots, and then it was renegotiated.

However, Long Aotian disagreed, angrily saying that the oil depot's distrust of the boss had greatly hurt our feelings... we had to pay more.

So they kept talking until "The Deer and the Cauldron" became a big hit.

At this point, Penguin and Orange also joined the bidding.

Even CCTV got involved, saying that it could be broadcast online and on TV, and this year's costume drama quota must be reserved for Su Zhe.

Previously, CCTV broadcast Su Zhe's "Swordsman", setting a ratings record in several years.

Unfortunately, several subsequent martial arts dramas could not be broadcast due to the quota restrictions for costume dramas, which was a waste of money for local stations.

Since Su Zhe was going to shoot "Wulin Wai Zhuan" this year, CCTV did not want to miss it again, and even broke the rule - TV series were not allowed to exceed 40 episodes.

This was not a written rule, but an unspoken rule, and an exception could be made for Su Zhe.

Anyway, everyone knew that Su Zhe was very moral and rich, and would not just flood the show with water to make money.

So, the bidding became more and more fierce.

Finally, Penguin was rich and powerful, and was stimulated by the fact that its previous competitor Oil Depot had turned around thanks to Su Zhe, so it directly quoted a total price of 2 billion.

Both the total price and the price of 24.69 million per episode set new records for domestic dramas.

For this reason, Su Zhe even accepted Penguin's request to put people in the drama -

Penguin's little princess Liu Heluo played Guo Furong.

"..."

Is this a request?

Penguin even quoted "Little Li Flying Dagger" and "Peerless Twins".

For these two novels, Long Aotian had not yet changed the script to Su Zhe's satisfaction, and based on the principle of "better to have nothing than to have something bad", they had not been filmed.

Su Zhe told the truth, but Penguin proposed that no matter whether the script was good or bad, as long as Su Zhe played the role, they were willing to pay a high price to buy it.

But Su Zhe was unwilling to star in mediocre TV series, and would rather put it aside without a good script.

Penguin also proposed that they could buy the adaptation rights at a high price, and they would be responsible for adapting the script themselves, and promote their idols and newcomers.

The premise is that it must be published first, and the original work must be famous before it can be adapted.

Su Zhe thought about it and simply agreed, and added two more sets of books - "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" and "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

Let's collect Gu Long's most outstanding novels and publish them together.

So, when he was shooting "Youth" and "Silent Truth", the new work of "Martial Arts Grandmaster" Su Zhe was hot on the market.

Countless martial arts fans and book fans bought it enthusiastically, but after turning the pages, they always felt that they bought a fake.

Could it be "Su Zhe's new" work?

How come the style and writing are completely different from the previous works?

But as they read, readers gradually became addicted:

"It's so good! Su Zhe has made a new breakthrough!"

"Xiao Li Feidao, never misses, this is better than Dugu Jiujian!"

"Wild geese and butterflies are wings, and the fragrance of flowers fills the world. Xiang Shuai is so handsome."

"Lingxi Finger, Fairy from the Sky, Sword God... full of style!"

"Did Su Zhe go to the Academy of Pretending to Be Advanced? He is becoming more and more pretentious."

Although Gu Long has many unfinished works and eunuchs, he also hired ghostwriters and set up studios. All these behaviors will be criticized even among online writers.

But several fine novels do have unique charm and talent. Otherwise, with his poor quality, how can he be ranked with Jin Yong?

This surprised countless readers, who believed that Su Zhe did not dwell on his past success and made another breakthrough.

Even his writing style changed drastically.

However, Gu Long is also the most controversial martial arts master.

Some people do not like Jin Yong, saying that he dares not change history, scolding him for being a bond-servant, hating him for being a cuckold (Little Dragon Girl), etc., but rarely saying that his works are not good.

But some people do not like Gu Long, criticizing his works for their confusing logic, deliberate artificial dialogue, and serious facial stereotypes, and they can find many shortcomings.

So many book fans criticized Su Zhe:

[To make money, he didn't care about his face, and he didn't polish it well, and the plot line was confusing, but he took it out to sell books? ]

[The dialogue and description are so embarrassing! ]

There has always been a joke about Gu Long's writing style:

His sword is cold, his knife is cold, his heart is cold, his blood is cold... This grandson is frozen!

Many people think that this is written by Gu Long, but it is actually the crosstalk lines of the fat black boy.

Gu Long's ghostwriter Ding Qing did have a similar description when describing Fu Hongxue, but it was not so awkward.

The original sentence is: The earth is cold, the morning mist is cold. Fu Hongxue's hands are cold, and his heart is cold, as cold as a knife.

Well, it's still a bit awkward, but it's definitely not written by Gu Long.

Su Zhe did not copy and write "Border Town Sword Sound" and some immature works, resulting in not many criticisms in this regard.

Even many readers think:

[Su Zhe's description and dialogue are very charming, quite like Hemingway. ]

[It's obviously progress, he has made breakthroughs in many aspects. ]

[Su Zhe introduced martial arts novels into the hall of classic literature, and brought elements such as drama, reasoning, and poetry into traditional martial arts, stepping into a new stage. ]

There is a saying - go to hell, I just like Gu Long, you give me a hundred reasons that are better than Jin Yong, and I still like Gu Long more.

Gu Long's style has touched the hearts of many readers.

So the two sides, who are both Su Zhe's readers, actually fought each other.

Su Zhe was shocked when he saw it -

The dispute between Jin Yong and Gu Long is indeed an eternal topic in the martial arts circle. Even if the world changes, the author's signature is still the same, and it cannot be changed.

This also makes "Little Li Flying Dagger" (not the original name "The Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword"), "The Twins of the Legends", "Chu Liuxiang Series" and "Lu Xiaofeng Series" all become popular IPs.

Su Zhe's previous Su's (Jin Yong) martial arts six-part series were all very successful, with high ratings and were very popular with the audience.

Now, he has come up with Su's 2.0 (Gu Long) martial arts four-part series, and the number of books is even more than before (many books in both series).

All martial arts fans are excited and look forward to Su Zhe's adaptation.

Readers vote to vote for the most suitable actor in their minds -

Who plays Li Xunhuan? Su Zhe!

Who plays Chu Liuxiang? Su Zhe!

Forget about these two roles. Su Zhe thought to himself that compared with the two handsome men in his previous life, Jiao Enjun and Zheng Shaoqiu, he could only choose himself to play the role.

And the following voting became magical-

Who plays Hua Wuque and Xiaoyuer? Su Zhe ranked first!

Could he play two brothers by himself? Then they would be blind if they didn't know that they were brothers.

Even more exaggerated is the "Lu Xiaofeng Series". Lu Xiaofeng, Ximen Chuixue, and Hua Manlou, the three most handsome and pretentious characters, all voted first for Su Zhe.

Damn! They are not even close!

But there is no way. When readers see the handsome man, their first reaction is always Su Zhe.

Not only in martial arts books, but also in the female adaptations, when they see the roles of young generals, gentle scholars, and domineering CEOs, as long as they dare to vote, readers will choose Su Zhe.

As expected, he is the actor who has dominated the handsome scene in the Chinese entertainment industry for eternity.

Even though Su Zhe cannot play the stereotyped male protagonist, fans of the book never tire of it, changing his face and pasting pictures. When reading, Su Zhe's face is all in their minds.

Faced with the enthusiasm of readers, Su Zhe had no choice but to announce on Weibo:

[When writing the book, I only considered the text, not the adaptation. The script is difficult to produce, so I can't adapt it for the time being, and I won't act in it. ]

Seeing this, Penguin came to him again, hoping to get the adaptation rights.

As a big shot in the circle, Su Zhe certainly couldn't sell the copyright at a low price at will. He talked to Zhang Hongwei and only sold the TV adaptation rights of "Little Li Flying Dagger" and "Peerless Twins" within three years.

The "Chu Liuxiang Series" and "Lu Xiaofeng Series" have more stories and longer development cycles. In addition, Su Zhe's will to adapt the series himself was lower, so he simply transferred it for ten years.

Within the time limit, Penguin can adapt it into a TV series, and it will be automatically taken back if it exceeds the time limit.

For this, Penguin paid a full 1 billion and broke the record for film and television adaptation rights.

——It's just the film and television adaptation rights, which is already a lot. Su Zhe also kept the game adaptation rights, which are even more expensive than film and television adaptations.

So, Penguin invested 3 billion and finally dug Su Zhe back from the oil depot.

This also made news in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau-

"Penguin spent 3 billion to dig back the old general Su Zhe"

"The oil depot lost Su Zhe and may never recover"

"Su's martial arts will change his mother's home. Can it reproduce last year's style? 》

The financial media calculated and found that after adding 3 billion (still without tax), Su Zhe's net worth has exceeded 10 billion——

《Su Zhe's wealth soars again, becoming a billionaire》

《The richest man in the entertainment industry - Su Zhe》

In fact, there are some invisible second-generation rich people in the industry, but before they inherit the inheritance, the wealth they control is obviously lower than that of Su Zhe, a self-made first-generation rich.

Before Su Zhe, the entertainment industry tycoon with a wealth of over 10 billion was Mr. Shaw from Hong Kong Island.

In fact, the plate was small at that time, and Mr. Shaw relied on the big studio system to almost take everything, so he had so much wealth.

Now the plate of the entertainment industry is many times bigger, but it is impossible to exploit stars with a salary of a few thousand yuan like Mr. Shaw.

The star's pay is so high that it is terrifying. The capable stars even open their own studios, shoot and sell their own movies, and do not rely on the so-called big companies at all.

Su Zhe is the best representative.

This makes the stars' wealth more and more, but it is difficult to reach the level of 10 billion; on the contrary, it is becoming more and more difficult for the bosses to make money, and it is even more difficult to reach 10 billion.

So 10 billion is basically the ceiling of the entertainment industry. It is very likely that Su Zhe is the richest man in the industry.

What is even more terrifying is that he still has "Infernal Affairs", "Better Days", "Silent Truth" and "Detective Chinatown 2" in his hands, which have either just been filmed, are being filmed, or are being prepared.

The first three are uncertain, but almost everyone thinks that "Detective Chinatown 2" will definitely be a big hit.

So Su Zhe's net worth still has room to rise!

This makes netizens on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau feel unbelievable on the Internet and the Internet:

[10 billion is the ceiling of the entertainment industry, but not Su Zhe. ]

[Although I like him very much, I still feel dizzy when I see 10 billion. Are we still from the same world? 10 billion! You have to win the lottery hundreds of times! ]

[He started from scratch and is only 21 years old. The more you think about it, the more terrifying it is. ]

# Su Baiyi #

This became a hot search and also became Su Zhe's new nickname.

So much so that Su Zhe had to ban the title of "Su Baiyi" in the crew of "Better Days" and "Silent Truth":

"Please, how can I be depressed and miserable when I hear this name? I'm almost happy to death, okay?"

Everyone thought about it and it made sense:

Xiao Bei has 10 billion, why does he still have to live in a shabby house, work as a bodyguard, and go to jail for a crime? Just plucking a hair can save Chen Nian!

Jiang Yang has 10 billion, please, the mastermind behind the scenes is not as rich and powerful as him, and the rim of the toast must be lowered by three points, and dare to persecute him?

But when they saw that Su Zhe became vicissitudes, hunched, thin, and mentally depressed in order to play Jiang Yang, they felt very puzzled:

You have 10 billion? Why do you still suffer this?